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Laura Ragauskaite, M.D.

Specialties:

General Surgery and Breast Surgery
  • Silver Cross Health Connection
  • Midwest Institute for Robotic Surgery
  • Silver Cross Breast Center

Call 815-717-8730

Accepting new patients.

Dr. Laura Ragauskaite completed her general surgery residency in 2011 at the University of Illinois in Chicago after receiving her medical degree in 2006 from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science/Chicago Medical School.

Dr. Ragauskaite has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, received an award for a presentation she gave to the Chicago Colon and Rectal Society and has served as a principal investigator on a clinical trial for ulcerative colitis. She has worked as a hospice volunteer and an AIDS educator serving in an underprivileged urban community.

In addition to being part of the general surgery team at Progressive Surgical Associates, Dr. Ragauskaite serves as the Medical Director for the Silver Cross Breast Center located in the hospital's Center for Women’s Health. There she provides surgical care for breast patients as part of a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to women’s health.

Dr. Ragauskaite is originally from Lithuania and is fluent in English, Lithuanian, Russian and conversational Spanish.

Contact Information

Progressive Surgical Associates

Locations

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Gender:

Female

Languages:

Spanish

Education

Rosalind Franklin University

Residency

University of Illinois-Metro Group, Chicago, IL

Internships

University of Illinois-Metro Group, Chicago, IL

Board Certified

  • General Surgery

Accepted Insurance

  • HFN, INC.-PPO
  • CATERPILLAR-PPO
  • AETNA-HMO
  • MEDICAID-MEDICAID
  • BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD-HMO, PPO
  • CIGNA-HMO, POS, PPO
  • HUMANA HEALTH PLANS-EPO, HMO, POS, PPO
  • PERSONALCARE-HMO
  • BLUECARE DIRECT-HMO
  • SEIU HEALTHCARE-PPO
  • (GENERAL)-PPO, WORKERS COMPENSATION
  • MEDICARE-MEDICARE

Other Specialties

  • General Surgery
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
  • Breast Surgery

Accepting Referrals

  • General Surgery

Areas Of Interest

Abdominal Cancer, Abdominal Hernia, Abdominal Hernias, Abrasions, Abscesses, Appendix Surgery, Aspiration of Abscesses, Bowel Cancer, Breast Biopsy, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Surgery, Breast Care, Breast Exams, Breast Health, Cancer, Cholecystectomy, Cholecystostomy, Colitis, Colon Cancer, da Vinci Robotic Surgery, Gall Bladder Surgery, Gallbladder Surgery, Hemorrhiod Surgery, Hemorrhoids, Hernia Repair, Hernia Surgery, Leg Ulcer Care, Leg Ulcer Treatment, Minor Skin Surgery, Minor Surgery, Skin Surgery, Small Bowel Obstruction, Soft Tissue Masses, Surgery, Colorectal, Trauma, Trauma Surgery, Treatment Varicose Veins Of Leg, Ulcerative Colitis

Physicians on Silver Cross Hospital’s Medical Staff have expertise in their areas of practice to meet the needs of patients seeking their care. These physicians are independent practitioners on the Medical Staff and are not the agents or employees of Silver Cross Hospital. They treat patients based upon their independent medical judgment and they bill patients separately for their services.